The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. We are an association of veterinary medicine regulatory boards whose membership includes licensing bodies in 62 jurisdictions, including all of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and nine Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan.
Our mission is to support and advance the regulatory process for veterinary medicine.
Our vision is to be the primary source for comprehensive information that strategically advances and strengthens the veterinary regulatory community.
The AAVSB’s Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) program develops and applies uniform standards for veterinary medicine continuing education. Our goal is to support the AAVSB member boards by ensuring that all RACE-approved continuing education programs meet appropriate standards of quality.
RACE-approved continuing education programs are widely recognized by veterinary professionals as quality courses which help them meet their compliance obligations for licensure. Providers voluntarily apply to the RACE program and agree to abide by the RACE Standards. The RACE program reviews and approves programs but does not provide accreditation.
The SEVC 2025 program has been approved for 115 hours(medical) + 15 hours (Non Medical) of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval, with 19 hours available to an individual attendee.